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Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy"

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015

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So Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is officially the country's first anarchist mayor.

CBS Baltimore

Baltimore Mayor: ‘Gave Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That’

April 25, 2015 10:32 PM
After days of peaceful protests in honor of the 25-year-old black West Baltimore man who died in police custody on April 19, demonstrations took a violent turn in Baltimore Saturday.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake held a press conference Saturday alongside community and religious leaders and asked for peace as hundreds marched in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray.

But when one reporter asked to comment on how Baltimore police responded to the protestors she said she instructed officers to allow protestors to express themselves and that “we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well.”

Here’s her full comment:
“I made it very clear that I work with the police and instructed them to do everything that they could to make sure that the protesters were able to exercise their right to free speech,” Rawlings-Blake said. “It’s a very delicate balancing act. Because while we try to make sure that they were protected from the cars and other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. And we worked very hard to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate.”
WJZ‘s cameras captured much of the destruction caused by protesters on video.

Baltimore Police say 31 adults and four juveniles were arrested; six officers suffered minor injuries on Saturday.

On Monday, the mayor’s office sent out clarification for Rawlings-Blake’s statement:
What she is saying within this statement was that there was an effort to give the peaceful demonstrators room to conduct their peaceful protests on Saturday. Unfortunately, as a result of providing the peaceful demonstrators with the space to share their message, that also meant that those seeking to incite violence also had the space to operate. The police sought to balance the rights of the peaceful demonstrators against the need to step in against those who were seeking to create violence.

The mayor is not saying that she asked police to give space to people who sought to create violence. Any suggestion otherwise would be a misinterpretation of her statement.

No, that's exactly what she said.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 19:00:59 2015, in response to Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy", posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015.

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Well yeah when you allow people to protest, some will get ugly and riot. So do you take away people's right to protest over that? You could run down the list of rights we have and find similar issues with too much freedom, no?

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 19:01:57 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 19:00:59 2015.

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the crowd gathered to get violent. that was the purpose of the protest.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Dave on Mon Apr 27 20:02:43 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 19:01:57 2015.

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IAWTP.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:08:48 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 19:00:59 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Right, change the subject. Direct quote: “we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well.”



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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by TUNNELRAT on Mon Apr 27 20:10:13 2015, in response to Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy", posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
DAVID DINKINS DID THE SAME THING IN CROWN HEIGHTS,A COLOUSAL MISTAKE.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 20:11:39 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:08:48 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
How is that changing the subject?

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by bklynsubwaybob on Mon Apr 27 20:27:24 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by TUNNELRAT on Mon Apr 27 20:10:13 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
You're right. I have yet to see protests like this not turn violent. To loot and vandalize not only makes people hate the protesters but makes the people care less about their alleged plight.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:46:46 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 20:11:39 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
As in the subject line, the mayor made an asinine statement. That Was incompatible with the right of the people to peacefully assemble to petition for a redress of grievances.

She's also set up the city for lawsuits by people harmed by this stated abdication of civil responsibility.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 20:47:52 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:46:46 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Yes, because whenever a politician flaps their gums, they always get the words perfectly the first time.

Viz: Joe Biden.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:48:16 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by TUNNELRAT on Mon Apr 27 20:10:13 2015.

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Then there were all the 911 calls that disappeared.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 27 20:49:41 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Dave on Mon Apr 27 20:02:43 2015.

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Me too

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:01:29 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 20:46:46 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
"“I made it very clear that I work with the police and instructed them to do everything that they could to make sure that the protesters were able to exercise their right to free speech,” Rawlings-Blake said. “It’s a very delicate balancing act. Because while we try to make sure that they were protected from the cars and other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. And we worked very hard to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate.”"

That was here entire statement. How is that asinine?

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:03:39 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:01:29 2015.

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I think it might have something to do with not parsing sentences properly. I think they read that last part as "who wished to destroy space ... to do that as well" instead of "who wished to destroy ... space to do that as well." I don't think they see any difference between the two constructs.

After all, this IS subchat where nothing seems to get read as written. :)

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:11:33 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:03:39 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Who wished to destroy space? Do Flash and Dr, Zarkov know about this?

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:12:45 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:11:33 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Third misinterpretation! I hadn't considered that one.

God Bless Subchat! :)

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:13:08 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:01:29 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
How does one destroy space?

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:14:22 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:11:33 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
NOT DOCTOR Z!

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:15:19 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:13:08 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
To infinity and beyond!


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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:15:24 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:13:08 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
With Castro Convertible.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:15:35 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:12:45 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
You deny the existence of Queen Azura's nitron lamps? Go on, spin that.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:17:01 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:14:22 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Doctor Who?

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:17:27 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:15:35 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Do I have to insert a quarter first?

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:20:40 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:17:27 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Or 5 for a dollar.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:20:41 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:17:27 2015.

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Or 5 for a dollar.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:23:26 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:15:24 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
The Song of Bernardette.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:23:51 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:20:40 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Sold! Let me on! :)



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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:24:07 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:17:01 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Say that to my face, Doctor Z!

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:25:40 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:23:26 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Good Lourde.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:26:51 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:24:07 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Doctor Who's on First.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 21:27:10 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:24:07 2015.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:28:29 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:25:40 2015.

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But we'll never be royals.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 27 21:48:39 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:15:24 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Not to be picky here, but I think the Castro convertible quote was "conquer living space" said in a snappy little ad jingle. Sorry, I remember things better 50 years ago than 50 minutes ago!!

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Fred G on Mon Apr 27 21:52:31 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 27 21:48:39 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
You are correct; it was.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Dave on Mon Apr 27 22:11:55 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SLRT on Mon Apr 27 21:28:29 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Great song!

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Posted by Dave on Mon Apr 27 22:13:34 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Apr 27 21:48:39 2015.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 22:23:40 2015, in response to Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy", posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015.

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Baltimore is definitely a city that needs abortion stat percentage like NYC. The whole country needs it.

Sadly the Christianists like Olog-hai or victims of domestic abuse like Chicagomotorman don't see it.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 27 22:39:24 2015, in response to Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy", posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Where is the national guard?

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 23:00:56 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 27 22:39:24 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
They've been there since this afternoon. You might want to find a news channel that's actually doing some news.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 23:03:15 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 23:00:56 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
You might want to find a news channel that's actually doing some news.

I can think of one.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 23:22:38 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 23:03:15 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
If they were doing news, then Chimmy might have known already. I know CBS is down there, had it on earlier.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by WayneJay on Mon Apr 27 23:53:21 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 19:01:57 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Not everyone was out there looking to do wrong. There were several thousand people downtown protesting peacefully.

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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Apr 27 23:53:21 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 19:01:57 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Not everyone was out there looking to do wrong. There were several thousand people downtown protesting peacefully.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Apr 28 00:00:10 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by WayneJay on Mon Apr 27 23:53:21 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Yeah. And when one or two guys bring a stupid sign to a Tea Party, it reps the entire crowd.

And signs aren't violent.

The videos I've seen of dozens, maybe more, looting and destroying property are all over the net.

Once this fades away the crowd goes back to killing each other, like in Brooklyn outside a church tonight. THIW

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by FtGreeneG on Tue Apr 28 01:58:13 2015, in response to Baltimore mayor gave "space" to those who "wished to destroy", posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 27 18:44:54 2015.

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http://m.mic.com/articles/116524/outrage-over-baltimore-riots-completely-misses-the-point
One Tweet Shows the Hypocrisy of the Media's Reaction to Riots in Baltimore
By Tom McKay 2 days

On Saturday, over 2,000 protesters marched to Baltimore's City Hall to protest the death of 25-year-old black man Freddie Gray. Gray died on April 19 after suffering a spinal injury while in Baltimore Police Department custody a week earlier. At some point between when Gray was put into a police van and shackled and the time paramedics were called over half an hour later, something nasty happened.

According to Gray's family attorney, his spine was 80% severed at the neck. Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez admits that Gray gave up without the use of force.

Since then, thousands of people have taken to the streets every day to demonstrate against the fate that befell Freddie Gray and countless other people who have been killed by police in America. But on Saturday night, a small minority of Baltimore's residents decided to irresponsibly engage in property destruction and acts of violence — and the media lost its mind.

Here's how the Baltimore Sun covered the events on Sunday:

One tweet from American hip-hop artist Talib Kweli shows how the protests could and should have been covered: as a movement against police brutality so heartfelt and widespread that it united even rival gangs.

A "war zone": One could practically sense right-wing media hooting with glee at Baltimore's pain. Drudge Report's eponymous Matt Drudge was quick to play up the racial angle:


Source: Twitter

Source: Drudge Report
Breitbart ran headlines referring to "1,000 black rioters" and called the city a "war zone." CNS News wrote on how "the demonstration turned violent and volatile," while the Daily Caller played up a viral video showing a group of young black guys stealing a reporter's purse:

A false narrative: The vast majority of people who turned out to protest Freddie Gray's death on Saturday didn't engage in violence, smash windows or hurl beer bottles at people. Out of the more than 2,000 people who marched to City Hall that afternoon, Al-Jazeera America reports that about 100 were responsible for the chaos. CNN noted that there was an "overwhelming peaceful majority" and that members of protests put themselves between the "small group" of angry demonstrators and police lines, leading Police Commissioner Anthony Batts to thank the peacemakers in the crowd.

Despite the fact that there have been peaceful protests in Baltimore every day since Gray died on April 19, some folks seem determined to frame the narrative around the actions of a disgruntled minority.

As Mic's Zak Cheney-Rice previously pointed out while covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the death of 18-year-old unarmed black man Mike Brown at the hands of police, somehow the media doesn't react with the same kind of breathless denunciations when white college students turn unruly:

The narrative coalescing around some of the nastier things that happened in Baltimore on Saturday is easily distorted. City Paper's Brandon Soderberg, for example, explained the backstory of Drudge's "race riot" photo:

The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims chimed in:

Somehow, photos of peaceful protesters intervening — the same peacemakers the police commissioner credited with helping to neutralize the angry minority — aren't getting the same coverage.

Lost in all this, too, is how a few scuffles and broken windows pale in comparison to the violence visited upon Freddie Gray by the Baltimore Police Department:

The Department of Justice is not only investigating Gray's death, but reviewing the entire police force after years of allegations of brutality.

Why you should care: Disproportionate focus on the violent actions of a few hurt, pained and disenfranchised people unfairly ignores the much larger peaceful movement protesting Gray's death. It paints an entire minority community as intrinsically violent and unreasonable when, in fact, they are the ones under siege by a police department that has paid out millions of dollars to the plaintiffs of excessive force lawsuits. Officers in Baltimore have been accused of vicious misconduct on a regular basis.

"Please don't allow a few angry protesters shift the focus of what created this movement in the city," local activist Albert Phillips wrote on Facebook. "Rioting and looting is only a reaction to compounded injustice. The larger issue here is police brutality. Stay focused."

When the police have so clearly lost the trust of the public, there's a bigger problem than one night of rioting at hand. Baltimore's residents deserve better than for the nation to ignore that problem.

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Posted by chicagomotorman on Tue Apr 28 02:32:13 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 23:00:56 2015.

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I'll take your word for it.

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Posted by chicagomotorman on Tue Apr 28 02:36:38 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Apr 27 23:00:56 2015.

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I'll take your word for it.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Apr 28 02:41:51 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 27 22:23:40 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
You're an idiot who still believes liberals who write garbage such as Freakonomics. Read this instead of liberal lies.

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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Apr 28 02:42:28 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 27 22:39:24 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
They came in after the governor declared a state of emergency. There is now a curfew in place, at least for the next week.

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Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy''

Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Apr 28 02:43:09 2015, in response to Re: Baltimore mayor gave ''space'' to those who ''wished to destroy'', posted by FtGreeneG on Tue Apr 28 01:58:13 2015.

fiogf49gjkf0d
Policymic? LOL! Pack of liars.

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